Good morning, folks! I am Jin with Morning Mindfulness Podcast. I hope you are doing great wherever you are! Let’s start with a breath and a smile!

I’d like to make a simple reminder today, even though I was talking about it in my other podcast…

… a reminder about clean mindful living

I remember reading a Native American proverb while ago: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” What a powerful quote!

Many years ago when I was studying with my teacher, we were training outside during the summer, and we were using a college gym during the colder seasons. When we were outside, we would start training with picking up trash around us. Our gym class, which was three hours every day, we were starting AND finishing with mopping the floor. My teacher said, “Always leave the place better than how you found it.”

This idea has stuck with me for all these years. If I train in the park, I like to make sure that I pick up visible trash before I start training. And trust me when I tell you, I am not looking now for a badge of honor. I truly think this is our basic responsibility as citizens of the World. Can you imagine if each of us picks up just one piece of trash a day, how much trash 7 billion pieces make? I let you think about it.

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Now let’s breathe and smile. I will talk to you next time.

PEACE!
Jin

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